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<br />also see [[Chime_Master_LX|Chime Master<sup>®</sup> LX]]
<br />also see [[Chime_Master_LX|Chime Master<sup>®</sup> LX]]
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[[File:MillenniumAX.png|400px|frameless|right|Millennium Advanced eXperience<sup>™</sup>]]
[[File:Millennium-AX-2022.png|400px|frameless|right|Millennium AX Carillon]]
== Features ==
== Features ==
* Color touch screen
* Color touch screen
* One 15 Watt front-facing monitor speaker
* One 15 Watt front-facing monitor speaker
* Easy remote control with tablet or phone
* Solid maple face plate
** Scan an onscreen QR image with your device's camera for instant remote app installation
* Easy remote control using your tablet or phone
** Scan an front screen QR image with your device's camera for instant remote app installation
** Secure authentication connects you to the system anywhere you have Internet
** Secure authentication connects you to the system anywhere you have Internet
** Local short-range remote options are also available
** Local short-range remote options are also available
*Manage remotely using [[Chime Center]]™
** Each user can have a their own custom remote control menu (and front panel screen)
** One year Managed Subscription to access [[Chime Center]]™
* Manage scheduling and preferences remotely using the [[Chime.Center]]™ web portal
** Includes one year Free subscription to access [[Chime.Center]]™
** Optional upgrade to Premium Chime.Center provides
*** Unlimited customer service including factory technician programming
*** Custom pattern programming for liturgical ringing and clock chimes
*** Advanced seasonal scheduling
* Enhanced SmartAlmanac™
* Enhanced SmartAlmanac™
** Follows the almanac calendar and plays music appropriate to the season automatically
** Follows the almanac calendar and plays music appropriate to the season automatically
** 80-year Eastern/Western Roman/Orthodox calendars with all movable feasts and seasons
** 80-year Eastern/Western Roman/Orthodox calendars with all movable feasts and seasons
** Add/remove seasons and assign appropriate music with Chime Center
** Add/remove seasons and assign appropriate music with Chime.Center
* Flexible clock ringing
* Flexible clock ringing
** keep time with customizable hour striking
** Keep time with customizable hour striking
** options for quarter hours
** Options to select 1, 2 or all four quarters
** Hour strike with or without melody
** Hour strike with or without melody
** Westminster (or customer recorded) chime melody
** Westminster (or customized) chime melody
*** Record or upload chime melodies
* Liturgical ringing
* Liturgical ringing
** Peals, Tolls, Swinging, and Angelus bells to meet your congregation’s needs for Weddings, Funerals, Worship, Mass and Prayer.
** Peals, Tolls, Swinging, and Angelus bells to meet your congregation’s needs for Weddings, Funerals, Worship, Mass and Prayer.
* Super-capacitor clock backup never needs replacing
* Advanced clock
* Automatic daylight time correction
** Clock backup power source never needs replacing
** Internet clock synchronization
** Automatic daylight time correction


== Instrumentation and Library ==
== Instrumentation and Library ==
You can expand your library using a MIDI keyboard or compatible organ to add your own custom recordings. Chime Center also supports MIDI file loading so you can make your own arrangements using notation software such as Sibelius or Finale.
You can expand your library using a MIDI keyboard or compatible organ to add your own custom recordings. Chime.Center also supports MIDI file loading so you can make your own arrangements using notation software such as Sibelius or Finale.


=== '''Standard''' Equalized Audio ===
* Compatible with legacy, '''Value''' and '''Outreach''' audio systems
* Horn driver protection
==== Instruments ====
==== Instruments ====
152 Equalized bells ([[Bell_Weights_and_Sizes|largest bell]])
284 High Definition bells ([[Bell_Weights_and_Sizes|largest bell]])
* 30-bell tubular chime (F3)
* 63 Five-octave carillon (Bb2-C8)
* Three-octave carillon (F3)
* 27 Two-octave Orchestral chime - (Bb2-C5)
* Four-octave harp bells (F2)
* 27 Two-octave Millennium electro-mechanical chime (Bb2-C5)
* 18 swinging bells (F3)
* 61 Five-octave Concert harp bells - (C2-C7)
* 18 tolling bells (F3)
* 61 Five-octave Millennium harp bells - (C2-C7)
* 20 swinging bells - (C3-G4)
* 25 tolling bells - (C3-C5)


==== Library ====
==== Library ====
===== Bell Music =====
===== Bell Music =====
Thousands of [[Media:PlatinumAX-Music.pdf|musical titles]] in three selectable musical arrangement styles. Enable your favorite arrangement style to create your own sound or mix them for more variety.
[[Media:PlatinumAX-Music.pdf|Music List (PDF)]]
* Melody only chime
* Three-octave carillon
* Harp accompaniment for melody on either chime or carillon


===== Ringing =====
Thousands of musical titles in four selectable musical arrangement styles. Enable your favorite arrangement style to create your own sound or mix them for more variety.
More than 70 ringing functions
* Melody only for chime or carillon voices
* Time strikes with or without Westminster chime
* Three-octave carillon: harmonized carillon arrangements
* Tolling bells for memorials
* Five-octave carillon: embellished carillon arrangements
** Quick toll function with bell select, tempo and count/duration option
* 2-Part: Harp accompaniment for melody on either chime or carillon
* Swinging bells for times of Worship and Mass
;Purchase more music
* Peals of multiple bells for festive occasions
:One add-on bundle included in purchase price.
* Angelus and prayer bells
:Copyrighted music can only be used in the US.
 
:The library can be expanded with these Chime.Center add-on bundles:
===== Audio recordings =====
* '''In Memoriam''' (licensed copyrighted music) [[Media:AAC00-inmemoriam.pdf|PDF listing]]
* Amazing Grace on bagpipes
* '''Catholic''' (licensed copyrighted music) [[Media:AAC02-catholic.pdf|PDF listing]]
* Taps on Bugle
* '''Maronite''' [[Media:AAAMR-maronite.pdf|PDF listing]]
 
* Inspirational Music (licensed copyrighted music)
=== '''Optional''' inSpire Audio ===
* Ethnic libraries such as Spanish, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian and others
Optional inSpire™ full fidelity sound upgrade only available with a Chime Master '''inSpire''' audio package
* others to be announced
* High fidelity speaker options and DSP crossover amplification
* Very large bells with sonority in the bass region are included with the upgrade
==== Instruments ====
339 High Definition bells ([[Bell_Weights_and_Sizes|largest bell]])
* Six-octave carillon (C2)
* Three-octave Orchestral chime (C2)
* Three-octave Millennium electro-mechanical chime (C2)
* Five-octave Concert harp bells - vibraharp (C2)
* Five-octave Millennium harp bells - (C2)
* 35 swinging bells (C2)
* 35 tolling bells (C2)
 
==== Library ====
===== Bell Music =====
Thousands of musical titles in five selectable musical arrangement styles. Enable your favorite arrangement style to create your own sound or mix them for more variety
* Melody only for chime or carillon
* Three-octave carillon
* Five-octave carillon
* Harp accompaniment for melody on either chime or carillon


===== Ringing =====
===== Ringing =====
More than 300 liturgical ringing functions make use of large bells
Ringing for every occasion
* Time strikes with or without Westminster chime
* Time strikes with or without Westminster chime
* Tolling bells for memorials
* Tolling bells for memorials
* De Profundis toll on G2 bell
* De Profundis curfew toll
* Quick toll function with bell select, tempo and count/duration option
* Quick toll function with bell select, tempo and count/duration option
* Swinging bells for times of Worship and Mass
* Swinging bells for times of Worship and Mass
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* Memorial selections on bagpipe, including Amazing Grace
* Memorial selections on bagpipe, including Amazing Grace
* Military selections on bugle, including Taps
* Military selections on bugle, including Taps
=== Installable library upgrades ===
The library can be expanded with Chime Center add-on volumes:
* Inspirational Music (including copyrighted)
* Memorial Music (including US Military and other copyrighted Patriotic)
* Contemporary Hymns
* Ethnic libraries such as Spanish, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian and others
* others to be announced


== Specification ==
== Specification ==
=== Connections ===
=== Connections ===
[[Rear_panel_AX#Millennium|Rear panel view]]
* MIDI keyboard support
* MIDI keyboard support
** Keyboard performance recording
** Keyboard performance recording
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* 9 lb.
* 9 lb.


This specification is preliminary and subject to change.
This specification is for 2022 model year shipments beginning July 2021. Subject to change.


[[Category:Electronic Carillon Specification]][[Category:AX Products]]
[[Category:Electronic Carillon Specification]][[Category:AX Products]]

Revision as of 19:29, 16 November 2021


Millennium AX Carillon

Features

  • Color touch screen
  • One 15 Watt front-facing monitor speaker
  • Solid maple face plate
  • Easy remote control using your tablet or phone
    • Scan an front screen QR image with your device's camera for instant remote app installation
    • Secure authentication connects you to the system anywhere you have Internet
    • Local short-range remote options are also available
    • Each user can have a their own custom remote control menu (and front panel screen)
  • Manage scheduling and preferences remotely using the Chime.Center™ web portal
    • Includes one year Free subscription to access Chime.Center
    • Optional upgrade to Premium Chime.Center provides
      • Unlimited customer service including factory technician programming
      • Custom pattern programming for liturgical ringing and clock chimes
      • Advanced seasonal scheduling
  • Enhanced SmartAlmanac™
    • Follows the almanac calendar and plays music appropriate to the season automatically
    • 80-year Eastern/Western Roman/Orthodox calendars with all movable feasts and seasons
    • Add/remove seasons and assign appropriate music with Chime.Center
  • Flexible clock ringing
    • Keep time with customizable hour striking
    • Options to select 1, 2 or all four quarters
    • Hour strike with or without melody
    • Westminster (or customized) chime melody
      • Record or upload chime melodies
  • Liturgical ringing
    • Peals, Tolls, Swinging, and Angelus bells to meet your congregation’s needs for Weddings, Funerals, Worship, Mass and Prayer.
  • Advanced clock
    • Clock backup power source never needs replacing
    • Internet clock synchronization
    • Automatic daylight time correction

Instrumentation and Library

You can expand your library using a MIDI keyboard or compatible organ to add your own custom recordings. Chime.Center also supports MIDI file loading so you can make your own arrangements using notation software such as Sibelius or Finale.

Instruments

284 High Definition bells (largest bell)

  • 63 Five-octave carillon (Bb2-C8)
  • 27 Two-octave Orchestral chime - (Bb2-C5)
  • 27 Two-octave Millennium electro-mechanical chime - (Bb2-C5)
  • 61 Five-octave Concert harp bells - (C2-C7)
  • 61 Five-octave Millennium harp bells - (C2-C7)
  • 20 swinging bells - (C3-G4)
  • 25 tolling bells - (C3-C5)

Library

Bell Music

Music List (PDF)

Thousands of musical titles in four selectable musical arrangement styles. Enable your favorite arrangement style to create your own sound or mix them for more variety.

  • Melody only for chime or carillon voices
  • Three-octave carillon: harmonized carillon arrangements
  • Five-octave carillon: embellished carillon arrangements
  • 2-Part: Harp accompaniment for melody on either chime or carillon
Purchase more music
One add-on bundle included in purchase price.
Copyrighted music can only be used in the US.
The library can be expanded with these Chime.Center add-on bundles:
  • In Memoriam (licensed copyrighted music) PDF listing
  • Catholic (licensed copyrighted music) PDF listing
  • Maronite PDF listing
  • Inspirational Music (licensed copyrighted music)
  • Ethnic libraries such as Spanish, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian and others
  • others to be announced
Ringing

Ringing for every occasion

  • Time strikes with or without Westminster chime
  • Tolling bells for memorials
  • De Profundis curfew toll
  • Quick toll function with bell select, tempo and count/duration option
  • Swinging bells for times of Worship and Mass
  • Peals of multiple bells for festive occasions
  • Angelus and prayer bells
Audio recordings
  • Memorial selections on bagpipe, including Amazing Grace
  • Military selections on bugle, including Taps

Specification

Connections

Rear panel view

  • MIDI keyboard support
    • Keyboard performance recording
    • Standard MIDI jack on rear panel
      • Single MIDI channel support (carillon or split on one keyboard)
    • USB connection will accept a USB MIDI keyboard
    • Available keyboard options
  • Professional balanced audio outputs (one inside and one outside)
  • Amplifier control for Chime Master audio systems
  • Wired Ethernet network interface (optional WiFi available separately)
  • Optional outside tower bell and clock interfaces

Physical

  • Handsome cabinet for tabletop use
  • Available rack mounting brackets
  • 16.5 W x 5.25 H x 8 D (inch)
  • 9 lb.

This specification is for 2022 model year shipments beginning July 2021. Subject to change.